CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – AFP Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have expanded their peace camp against genocide by Israel in Gaza after they said negotiations with the school had gone nowhere. MIT is among several universities where students are calling on administration to divest from Israel. “We saw wha...
New York, United States – AFP Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators. Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before lea...
New York, United States – AFP Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend colleges across the United States. Masked individuals smashed windows and blocked doors with metal tables in the early hours of the mor...
Portland State University has suspended ties with Boeing following pressure from students and faculty regarding the company’s involvement with Israel. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company as well as a leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. It is one of the top exporters in the U....
Washington, United States – AFP The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend. “We certainly respect the right of peaceful protests,” National Security Counc...
Washington, United States – AFP Security was tight Saturday for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner amid protests and boycott calls over Israel’s war on Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from Chris Pine to Molly Ringwald, arrived in black-tie attire as more than 100 p...
More than 50 labor unions have backed Columbia University students amid recent suspensions and arrests for protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. The solidarity comes as part of ongoing demonstrations against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, urging divestment from entities linked to Israel’s policies in Palestine. The unions, including the Mother Jo...
Los Angeles, United States – AFP Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States on Thursday as police began to push back forcefully. Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers at one university as administrators at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions battled to prevent occupation...
Austin, United States – AFP Spiraling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States spread to more campuses Wednesday, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the National Guard could be brought in. The comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson are likely to evoke strong emotions in a ...
Washington, United States – AFP Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives passed legislation Saturday to provide key aid to Israel and Ukraine, and bolster Taiwan while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it fails to divest from Beijing. A total of $13 billion in military assistance has been allocated for America’s historic ally...
